Keepers of the Story (Yizkor 5776 Service Sermon, 9/23/15)

Thu, September 24, 2015 In 1951, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara and their director, John Ford, traveled to Ireland to film the movie, The Quiet Man....more

September 24, 2015

V’Shenantam L’vanecha – Teach Your Children Well: A Sermon with Sheldon Low for Family Services (9/4/15)

Tue, September 8, 2015 Set the stage: Perlin: Raise your hand if you are a teacher?  Hum. I expected every hand to go up.  Yes,...more

September 8, 2015

Finding the Value in all of the Laws: You Must Not Remain Indifferent (Parashat Ki Tetze Dt. 22:3, August 28, 2015)

Fri, September 4, 2015 Two years ago, I fell in the middle of a busy Chicago street, as I was walking back to the hotel...more

September 4, 2015

Shame-less (Shabbat Re-eh)

One of my earliest childhood memories is being taught the story that a rabbi was studying with his students and had an outburst saying, “Whoever...more

August 21, 2015

TMI? – Can you really have too much information? (August 2015 KOL)

Over the past three decades, I have written many articles to the congregation in this space, but never on this subject.  Since part of my...more

August 20, 2015

Psalm 27:4 (July KOL)

One thing I ask of God only that do I seek to live in God’s house all the days of my life, to gaze upon...more

July 15, 2015

Rabbi Perlin’s Shabbat Summer Suggestions

COME TO TEMPLE FOR SUMMER SERVICES! SHABBAT SUMMER SUGGESTION LIST * MAKE SHABBAT --   LIGHT CANDLES,   CHANT KIDDUSH, EAT CHALLAH *HAVE A SHABBAT SERVICE WHEREVER YOU...more

July 10, 2015

Temple B’nai Shalom Annual Meeting Address June 14, 2015/5775

Respectfully submitted to the secretary as required by the by-laws: Honey tasting, Chocolate tasting, Latkes, Blintzes, Bagels, Brunch, Hamantaschen, Challah, Spartans and more!  This was...more

July 6, 2015

18 Wonderful Years (6/19/15): Honoring 18 Year Members

In 1996-97, Cal Ripkin broke Lou Gehrig’s Major League Baseball record, when he played game number 2, 131.  We were doing the Macarena and playing...more

June 22, 2015

“This is what our people…” Yizkor/end of Passover –April 10, 2015

I was so glad that we could go out to visit our grandchildren in Los Angeles before the seders this year. It gave me a...more

April 13, 2015